Aunt Jemima

[GregV814]

as I understand it, the pancake mix/syrup company formerly known as Aunt Jemima is renamed Pearl Milling Company.
All racism is over, harmony among Chinese, Jews, Black and white, binary, non-binary, digital, AM/FM 8 track.....settled.
The new Pearl Milling Company commercial stars a black family scoffing down them pancakes...

Oh well, bring on the divisions...

 

[TPD]

So we can’t have a black woman making the pancakes but we can have a black family scoffing them? Yup makes perfect sense.

 

[Monello]

as I understand it, the pancake mix/syrup company formerly known as Aunt Jemima is renamed Pearl Milling Company.
All racism is over, harmony among Chinese, Jews, Black and white, binary, non-binary, digital, AM/FM 8 track.....settled.
The new Pearl Milling Company commercial stars a black family scoffing down them pancakes...

Oh well, bring on the divisions...

Hopefully a social worker can help that family turn on the record player at night.

 

[GregV814]

I'm just wondering (wandering) here.....Can Chinese (actually a cornucopia of Southeast Asia foods) use Ben's Original rice? It was formerly known as Uncle Ben's Rice.. You know , racist stuff.....

 

[vraiblonde]

So we can’t have a black woman making the pancakes but we can have a black family scoffing them? Yup makes perfect sense.

And if it's a black family eating the pancakes, who made them? Their Mexican maid?

 

[Kyle]

Perhaps they could have modernized the branding instead.

"Ain't Ja Mammas" Pancakes.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I think they need to rename nacho cheese

 

[rio]

I still can't figure out what's so offensive about having a product someone loves, that sells like hotcakes, being named after you. I would love it if Rio's rubbing compound was a best seller. Wouldn't be offended at all.

 

[GregV814]

well, I have an acquaintance, Richard Rubber, who sold commodities back in the 1970's.
His logo caused quite a stir, driving him out of business.

"Call Dick Rubber at 555-555-5555." (not his real telephone number)

 

[GregV814]

And if it's a black family eating the pancakes, who made them? Their Mexican maid?

Senorita Jaquuima, the au pair from Haiti.

 

[PJay]

Senorita Jaquuima, the au pair from Haiti.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I still can't figure out what's so offensive about having a product someone loves, that sells like hotcakes, being named after you. I would love it if Rio's rubbing compound was a best seller. Wouldn't be offended at all.

Same here, now if it was Pete Bootyjudge's hemorrhoid cream that might be offensive.